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John Singer Sargent & Chicago's Gilded Age.

Authors : Madsen, Annelise K, author curator; Broadway, Mary; ... ...

Subjects: Painting -- Collectors and collecting -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Exhibitions; Art and society -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Exhibitions; Art and society -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century -- ExhibitionsChicago (Ill.) -- Civilization -- 19th century -- Exhibitions; Chicago (Ill.) -- Civilization -- 20th century -- ExhibitionsSargent, John Singer, 1856-1925 -- Appreciation -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Exhibitions

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Knife skills.

Authors : Church, Wendy (Consultant), author

Subjects: Women cooks -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Private investigators -- Fiction; Russian Americans -- FictionChicago (Ill.) -- Fiction

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The mayor of Maxwell Street.

Authors : Cunningham, Avery, author

Subjects: African Americans -- Social life and customs -- Fiction; Upper class -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; American Dream -- FictionChicago (Ill.) -- History -- 20th century -- Fiction; Illinois -- Chicago

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Front sight : three Swagger novellas.

Authors : Hunter, Stephen, 1946-, author; Hunter, Stephen, 1946-, Hunter, Stephen, 1946-, Hunter, Stephen, 1946-, City of meat

Subjects: Swagger, Earl (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Swagger, Bob Lee (Fictitious character) -- Fiction; Swagger, Charles (Fictitious character) -- FictionChicago (Ill.) -- Fiction

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Fall.

Authors : Clark, Tracy, 1961-, author

Subjects: Women detectives -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; African American detectives -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; City council members -- Crimes against -- FictionChicago (Ill.) -- Fiction

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Hide.

Authors : Clark, Tracy, 1961-, author

Subjects: Women detectives -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; African American detectives -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Serial murders -- FictionChicago (Ill.) -- Fiction

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All you have to do is call.

Authors : Maher, Kerri, author

Subjects: Abortion services -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Abortion -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Women -- Social networks -- Illinois -- Chicago -- FictionChicago (Ill.) -- FictionAbortion Counseling Service -- Fiction

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I survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 : the graphic novel.

Authors : Tarshis, Lauren, creator; Anderson, Cassie, illustrator; ... ... ...

Subjects: Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 -- Juvenile fiction; Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction; Survival -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fictionChicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 -- Juvenile fiction; Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile fiction

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Made in Chicago : stories behind 30 great hometown bites.

Authors : Eng, Monica, author; Hammond, David (Resident of Chicago), author

Subjects: Cooking -- Illinois -- Chicago; Restaurants -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Guidebooks; Cookbooks

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Wake up with purpose! : what I've learned in my first hundred years.

Authors : Schmidt, Jean Dolores, 1919-, author; Davis, Seth, author

Subjects: Nuns -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; Basketball fans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; Spiritual lifeSisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Dubuque, Iowa)Schmidt, Jean Dolores, 1919-

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Unlawful orders : a portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskeegee airman, surgeon, and activist.

Authors : Binns, B. A. (Barbara A.), author

Subjects: African American physicians -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; Surgeons -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; Flight crews -- United States -- BiographySouth Side (Chicago, Ill.) -- BiographyUnited States. Army Air Forces. Bombardment Group, 477th -- Biography...

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Nothing but the night : Leopold & Loeb and the truth behind the murder that rocked 1920s America.

Authors : King, Greg, 1964-, author; Wilson, Penny, 1966-, author

Subjects: Murderers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; Murder -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies; BiographiesLeopold, Nathan Freudenthal, 1904-1971; Loeb, Richard A., 1905-1936

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Overboard : a V.I. Warshawski novel.

Authors : Paretsky, Sara, author

Subjects: Women private investigators -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Police -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Teenage girls -- FictionChicago (Ill.) -- FictionWarshawski, V. I. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction

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Overboard. [compact disc] : a novel.

Authors : Paretsky, Sara, author; Ericksen, Susan, narrator

Subjects: Police -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction -- Compact disc; Organized crime -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction -- Compact disc; AudiobooksChicago (Ill.) -- Fiction -- Compact discWarshawski, V. I. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction -- Compact disc

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The tomorrow game : rival teenagers, their race for a gun, and a community united to save them.

Authors : Venkatesh, Sudhir, 1966-, author

Subjects: Gangs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies; Juvenile delinquents -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies; Violence -- Illinois -- ChicagoSouth Side (Chicago, Ill.) -- Social conditions

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Overboard. [large print] : a V.I. Warshawski novel.

Authors : Paretsky, Sara, author

Subjects: Women private investigators -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Police -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Organized crime -- Illinois -- Chicago -- FictionChicago (Ill.) -- FictionWarshawski, V. I. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction

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Murder among friends : how Leopold and Loeb tried to commit the perfect crime.

Authors : Fleming, Candace, author

Subjects: Murderers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies; Murder -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies; Trials (Murder) -- Illinois -- Cook CountyFranks, Bobby, 1909-1924; Leopold, Nathan Freudenthal, 1904-1971; Loeb, Richard A., 1905-1936

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Boys enter the house : the victims of John Wayne Gacy and the lives they left behind.

Authors : Nelson, David (Writer), author

Subjects: Serial murders -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies; Serial murderers -- Illinois -- Biography; Murder -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studiesChicago (Ill.) -- History -- 20th centuryGacy, John Wayne

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The city beautiful.

Authors : Polydoros, Aden, author

Subjects: Boys -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Jews -- Crimes against -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Dybbuk -- FictionChicago (Ill.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction

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Three girls from Bronzeville : a uniquely American memoir of race, fate, and sisterhood.

Authors : Turner, Dawn, author

Subjects: African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; African American women -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; Women -- Illinois -- Chicago -- BiographyChicago (Ill.) -- BiographyTurner, Dawn; Turner, Dawn -- Family; Turner, Kim, 1968-1992 -- Childhood and youth

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Runner.

Authors : Clark, Tracy, 1961-; Clark, Tracy, 1961-, Clark, Tracy, 1961-, Clark, Tracy, 1961-, Chicago mystery

Subjects: Women private investigators -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; African American private investigators -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Runaway teenagers -- FictionChicago (Ill.) -- Fiction

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Michelle Obama : political icon.

Authors : Schwartz, Heather E., author

Subjects: Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; African American women -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Lawyers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureChicago (Ill.) -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureObama, Michelle, 1964- -- Juvenile literature

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Hoop dreams. [DVD]

Authors : James, Steve, 1955-, film producer film director narrator; Marx, Fred, film producer; ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Subjects: African American basketball players -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography -- DVD; Inner cities -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Case studies -- DVD; Sports filmsChicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions; Illinois -- ChicagoAgee, Arthur; Gates, William

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Cooked. [DVD] : survival by zip code.

Authors : Helfand, Judith, 1964-, film director film producer; Doremus, Fenell, film producer; ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Subjects: Older disaster victims -- Illinois -- Chicago -- DVD; Disasters -- Social aspects -- Illinois -- Chicago -- DVD; Older people -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social conditions -- DVD

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Dead land. [large print]

Authors : Paretsky, Sara, author

Subjects: Women private investigators -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Murder -- Investigation -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Organized crime -- FictionChicago (Ill.) -- FictionWarshawski, V. I. (Fictitious character) -- Fiction

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The great Chicago fire : rising from the ashes.

Authors : Hannigan, Kate, author; Graudins, Alex, illustrator

Subjects: Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 -- Juvenile literature; Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature; Fires -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literatureChicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 -- Juvenile literature; Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875 -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Juvenile literature

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A most beautiful thing : the true story of America's first all-black high school rowing team.

Authors : Cooper, Arshay, author

Subjects: Rowing -- Illinois -- Chicago; Rowers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; African American high school students -- Illinois -- Chicago -- BiographyChicago (Ill.) -- BiographyManley High School (Chicago, Ill.) -- Rowing -- History...

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What you don't see.

Authors : Clark, Tracy, 1961-

Subjects: Women private investigators -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; African American private investigators -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Women periodical editors -- FictionChicago (Ill.) -- FictionRaines, Cass (Fictitious character) -- Fiction

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Dead land.

Authors : Paretsky, Sara, author

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Curious toys : a novel.

Authors : Hand, Elizabeth, author

Subjects: Women detectives -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Gangs -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Fiction; Amusement parks -- FictionRiverview Amusement Park (Chicago, Ill.) -- Fiction; Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 20th century -- FictionDarger, Henry, 1892-1973 -- Fiction

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Seeking Chicago : the stories behind the architecture of the Windy City-- one building at a time.

Authors : Miller, Tom, 1950-, author

Subjects: Architecture -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History; Architecture -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Pictorial works; Public buildings -- Illinois -- Chicago -- HistoryChicago (Ill.) -- Buildings, structures, etc. -- History; Chicago (Ill.) -- History

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An American summer : love and death in Chicago.

Authors : Kotlowitz, Alex, author

Subjects: Youth and violence -- Illinois -- Chicago; Violent crimes -- Illinois -- Chicago; Victims of violent crime -- Illinois -- ChicagoChicago (Ill.) -- Social conditions -- 21st century

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He had it coming : four murderous women and the reporter who immortalized their stories.

Authors : Rumore, Kori, author; Mather, Marianne, author

Subjects: Women murderers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History; Murder -- Illinois -- Chicago; True crime stories

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Forgotten sisters : a novel.

Authors : Pelayo, Cynthia, author

Subjects: Sisters -- Fiction; Podcasts -- Fiction; Families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- FictionChicago (Ill.) -- Fiction

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American wings : Chicago's pioneering Black aviators and the race for equality in the sky.

Authors : Smith, Sherri L., author; Wein, Elizabeth, author

Subjects: African American air pilots -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Air pilots -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature; Aeronautics -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literatureUnited States -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature

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A few red drops : the Chicago Race Riot of 1919.

Authors : Hartfield, Claire

Subjects: Chicago Race Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1919 -- Juvenile literature; African Americans -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social conditions -- Juvenile literature; Civil rights movements -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Juvenile literatureChicago (Ill.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature; Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 1875- -- Juvenile literature

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All the dreams we've dreamed : a story of hoops and handguns on Chicago's west side.

Authors : Bradburd, Rus, 1959-, author

Subjects: Basketball players; Basketball coaches; Victims of violent crime -- Illinois -- ChicagoJohn Marshall High School (Chicago, Ill.)Harrington, Shawn

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Scarface and the untouchable : Al Capone, Eliot Ness, and the battle for Chicago.

Authors : Collins, Max Allan; Schwartz, A. Brad (Austin Bradley), author

Subjects: Gangsters -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; Organized crime -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century; Crime -- Illinois -- ChicagoCapone, Al, 1899-1947; Ness, Eliot

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We ate Wonder Bread : a memoir of growing up on the West Side of Chicago.

Authors : Hollander, Nicole; Bechdel, Alison, 1960-

Subjects: Women cartoonists -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; Cartoonists -- Illinois -- Chicago -- BiographyWest Side (Chicago, Ill.) -- Biography; Chicago (Ill.) -- BiographyHollander, Nicole -- Childhood and youth

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A raisin in the sun. [Blu-ray]

Authors : Petrie, Daniel, film director; Hansberry, Lorraine, 1930-1965, screenwriter; ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

Subjects: African American families -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama -- Blu-ray; Home ownership -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Drama -- Blu-ray; Insurance claims -- Drama -- Blu-ray

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The burning of the world : the Great Chicago Fire and the war for a city's soul.

Authors : Berg, Scott W., author

Subjects: Fires -- Illinois -- Chicago; Great Fire, Chicago, Ill., 1871; Informational worksChicago (Ill.) -- History -- To 1875; Chicago (Ill.) -- Politics and government -- To 1950

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Why fathers cry at night : a memoir in love poems, recipes, letters, and remembrances.

Authors : Alexander, Kwame, author

Subjects: Authors, American -- 21st century -- Biography; African American fathers -- Biography; African American authors -- BiographyAlexander, Kwame

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Choosing family : a memoir of queer motherhood and Black resistance.

Authors : Royster, Francesca T., author

Subjects: Lesbian mothers -- United States -- Biography; African American mothers -- Biography; African American adoptive parents -- BiographyChicago (Ill.) -- BiographyRoyster, Francesca T.

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H. H. Holmes : the true history of the White City Devil.

Authors : Selzer, Adam, author

Subjects: Serial murderers -- Illinois -- Chicago; Serial murderers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; BiographiesChicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th centuryMudgett, Herman W., 1861-1896

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Curators : behind the scenes of natural history museums.

Authors : Grande, Lance

Subjects: Natural history museum curators -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; Biologists -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; Paleontologists -- Illinois -- Chicago -- BiographyField Museum of Natural History -- BiographyGrande, Lance

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The untouchables. [Blu-ray]

Authors : De Palma, Brian, film director; Connery, Sean, actor; ... ... ... ...

Subjects: Gangsters -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Blu-ray; Prohibition -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Blu-ray; Criminal investigation -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Blu-rayNess, Eliot -- Blu-ray; Capone, Al, 1899-1947 -- Blu-ray

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Heat wave : a social autopsy of disaster in Chicago.

Authors : Klinenberg, Eric

Subjects: Older people -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Social conditions; Disasters -- Social aspects -- Illinois -- Chicago; Heat waves (Meteorology) -- Illinois -- ChicagoChicago (Ill.) -- Social conditionsAcademy for Gerontological Education and Development -- Services for -- Illinois -- Chicago; United States. Advisory Group on Electron Devices -- Services for -- Illinois -- Chicago; Older people -- Services for -- Illinois -- Chicago

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The light we carry : overcoming in uncertain times. [large print]

Authors : Obama, Michelle, 1964-, author

Subjects: Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography; African American women lawyers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography; Women lawyers -- BiographyObama, Michelle, 1964-

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The light we carry. [compact disc] : overcoming in uncertain times.

Authors : Obama, Michelle, 1964-, author narrator

Subjects: Presidents' spouses -- United States -- Biography -- Compact disc; African American women lawyers -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography -- Compact disc; Legislators' spouses -- United States -- Biography -- Compact discObama, Michelle, 1964-

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When the news broke : Chicago 1968 and the polarizing of America.

Authors : Hendershot, Heather, author

Subjects: Democratic National Convention (1968 : Chicago, Ill.) -- Press coverage; Mass media -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Riots -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History -- 20th century

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